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Since Warp offshoot Arcola rebooted in 2018 one gets the feeling that the label is keen to make up for lost time. After fourteen years of silence the last few months have seen a plethora of fantastic Arcola releases from artists such as Lukid, Anastasia Kristensen and Basic Rhythm. Hot on the heels of a fresh drop from Lukid we now see the mysterious LEVL stepping out on the label with the LEVL#1 EP.
This eerie collection takes the same approach to drum & bass as artists like Overlook, Pessimist, Outer Heaven and the rest of the UVB-76/Stone Tapes crew. Rather than using punchy kicks and rattling breakbeats as a way to create euphoric energy, these tracks instead follow these sounds into the fog. Grainy atmospheres and thick pulses of sub swirl around the mix, and when synths enter in the higher registers they are icy enough to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
With its insistent kick pattern and little snatches of snare, LEVL#1 opener ‘Arcola_#1’ sounds like the gutted corpse of Dub Phizix, Skeptikal and Strategy’s ‘Marka’. ‘Arcola_#2’ adds a bad-trip breakbeat into the mix and comes out sounding like an old Skanna 12” that’s been left out in the sun. This vibe is further accentuated by the delay-drenched closer ‘Arcola_#3’.
The Arcola revival continues apace with LEVL’s head-turning LEVL#1 EP.
Digital Tracklist
Arcola
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- Artist
- Anastasia Kristensen
- ReleaseProduct
- Ascetic
- Label
- Arcola
- Catalogue Number
- ARC17
- Release Date
- March 1, 2019
- EP
- Download
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- Artist
- Our Souls Are In The Hands Of The Translator
- ReleaseProduct
- sɪŋkrɪtɪzəm
- Label
- Arcola
- Catalogue Number
- ARC11D
- Release Date
- February 8, 2019
- 12”
- Download
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- Artist
- Ethiopian Records
- ReleaseProduct
- Ye Feqer Edaye / የፍቅር እዳዬ
- Label
- Arcola
- Catalogue Number
- ARC08D
- Release Date
- February 8, 2019
- EP
- Download
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- Artist
- Primitive Art
- ReleaseProduct
- Crab Suite
- Label
- Arcola
- Catalogue Number
- ARC09D
- Release Date
- February 8, 2019
- EP
- Download
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- Artist
- Black Lodge
- ReleaseProduct
- MWR157
- Label
- Arcola
- Catalogue Number
- ARC13D
- Release Date
- February 8, 2019
- EP
- Download
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- Artist
- The Doubtful Guest
- ReleaseProduct
- Voyage to Blacklantis
- Label
- Arcola
- Catalogue Number
- ARC10D
- Release Date
- February 8, 2019
- EP
- Download
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- Artist
- Bone Head
- ReleaseProduct
- Soft Power
- Label
- Arcola
- Catalogue Number
- ARC15D
- Release Date
- February 8, 2019
- EP
- Download
Drum&Bass / Hardcore / Jungle
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- Artist
- Horsepower Productions
- ReleaseProduct
- Computer Rock / Tropic
- Label
- Sneaker Social Club
- Catalogue Number
- 5056467380327
- Release Date
- April 19, 2024
- Download
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- Artist
- Dub Phizix
- ReleaseProduct
- Something Good EP
- Label
- SenkaSonic
- Catalogue Number
- SENKA015
- Release Date
- April 19, 2024
- Download
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- Artist
- ASC
- ReleaseProduct
- Reflections
- Label
- Auxiliary
- Catalogue Number
- 5056467382444
- Release Date
- April 19, 2024
- Download
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- Artist
- Hudson Mohawke & Nikki Nair
- ReleaseProduct
- Set The Remixes
- Label
- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WAP486XD
- Release Date
- April 18, 2024
- Download
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- Artist
- Om Unit
- ReleaseProduct
- Fragments
- Label
- Om Unit Self Released
- Catalogue Number
- 5056467380822
- Release Date
- April 5, 2024
- Download
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- Artist
- DJ Fokus
- ReleaseProduct
- Watch Out/Media
- Label
- Fundamental Frequencies
- Catalogue Number
- FDMTL2
- Release Date
- April 5, 2024
- 12”
- Download
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- Artist
- D'TCH
- ReleaseProduct
- Sweat EP
- Label
- Hooversound Recordings
- Catalogue Number
- HOO18
- Release Date
- April 5, 2024
- Download
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- Artist
- Otik
- ReleaseProduct
- Cloud Runner
- Label
- 3024
- Catalogue Number
- 5056467381546
- Release Date
- April 5, 2024
- Download
Bass
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- Artist
- Hudson Mohawke & Nikki Nair
- ReleaseProduct
- Set The Remixes
- Label
- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WAP486XD
- Release Date
- April 18, 2024
- Download
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- Artist
- Osheyack and Nahash
- ReleaseProduct
- Bait
- Label
- SVBKVLT
- Catalogue Number
- SBKT063
- Release Date
- April 18, 2024
- Download
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- PRIMARY FOREST 02
- Label
- C.E.E.
- Catalogue Number
- CEEXYZ03
- Release Date
- April 18, 2024
- Download
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- Artist
- Charlotte de Witte
- ReleaseProduct
- Roar
- Label
- KNTXT
- Catalogue Number
- KNTXT026S1
- Release Date
- April 11, 2024
- Download
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- Artist
- Caribou
- ReleaseProduct
- Honey
- Label
- Merge Records
- Catalogue Number
- MRG848S
- Release Date
- April 8, 2024
- Download
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- Artist
- Ikonika
- ReleaseProduct
- Details
- Label
- Night Slugs
- Catalogue Number
- 8718723254359
- Release Date
- April 10, 2024
- Download
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- Artist
- Little Simz
- ReleaseProduct
- Drop 7 (Instrumentals & Acapellas)
- Label
- Forever Living Originals
- Catalogue Number
- FLO00019IA
- Release Date
- April 22, 2024
- Download
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- Artist
- Eliza Rose and MJ Cole
- ReleaseProduct
- Business As Usual
- Label
- Rosebud Recordings
- Catalogue Number
- OHX030a
- Release Date
- April 3, 2024
- Download
Single / EP of the Week
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- Artist
- Tim Reaper
- ReleaseProduct
- The Cosmik Connection, Vol. 3
- Label
- Unknown To The Unknown
- Catalogue Number
- UTTU123
- Release Date
- March 24, 2023
- Download
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- Artist
- Skee Mask
- ReleaseProduct
- ISS009
- Label
- Ilian Tape
- Catalogue Number
- ISS009
- Release Date
- March 10, 2023
- EP
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- Artist
- Bibio
- ReleaseProduct
- S.O.L. EP
- Label
- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WAPD475EP
- Release Date
- March 7, 2023
- 12”
- Download
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- Artist
- Soichi Terada
- ReleaseProduct
- Asakusa Light Remixes
- Label
- Rush Hour
- Catalogue Number
- RHM 046
- Release Date
- March 3, 2023
- 12”
- Bundle
- Download
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- Artist
- I. JORDAN, SHERELLE
- ReleaseProduct
- M1, M3 / GETOUTOFMYHEAD
- Label
- Fabric Worldwide
- Catalogue Number
- FRO004D
- Release Date
- February 22, 2023
- 12”
- Download
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- Artist
- @xcrswx & Lolina
- ReleaseProduct
- Untitled
- Label
- Feedback Moves
- Catalogue Number
- FM2
- Release Date
- February 17, 2023
- 10″
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- Artist
- altrice
- ReleaseProduct
- compciter ep
- Label
- Jiaolong
- Catalogue Number
- JIAOLONG025
- Release Date
- August 31, 2022
- EP
- Download
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- Artist
- Facta
- ReleaseProduct
- Emeline EP
- Label
- Incienso (EU)
- Catalogue Number
- INC-020
- Release Date
- February 3, 2023
- EP
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